Country Aire Retirement Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Country Aire Retirement Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Lewistown, Missouri. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 61.3% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Country Aire Retirement Center
18540 State Highway 16Lewistown, MO 63452
Lewis County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Country Aire Retirement Center, nurse aides logged 1.94 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Missouri average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 75 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.94 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.97 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.67 | 3.02 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
61.3% of nursing staff at Country Aire Retirement Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 11, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | Payment Denial | 3 days from Jun 6, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Country Aire Retirement Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Country Aire Retirement Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 14, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Country Aire Retirement Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| La Belle Manor Care Center La Belle · many days without an RN | 7.2 | 94 | 3.23 | 3.83 | 68.6% | 1 | None |
| Lewis County Nursing Home District Canton | 13.8 | 118 | 2.44 | 3.71 | 40.9% | 1 | None |
| Knox County Nursing Home District Edina | 19.2 | 60 | 2.65 | 3.83 | — | 1 | $93,280 |
| Quincy Healthcare & Sr Living Quincy | 22.9 | 89 | 2.13 | 3.38 | 57.6% | 2 | $37,258 |
| Sunset Home Quincy · abuse citation | 23.2 | 132 | 1.84 | 3.05 | 49.1% | 1 | $248,577 |
| Blessing Hospital Snu Quincy | 24.3 | 20 | 1.92 | 6.69 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Clark County Nursing Home Kahoka | 24.4 | 99 | 2.51 | 3.41 | 44.6% | 2 | None |
| Good Samaritan Home Quincy | 24.8 | 203 | 3.05 | 5.01 | 44.4% | 5 | $26,640 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.